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Lamentations - Chapter 3

Lam 3:1	¶	I [am] the man ¹³⁹⁷ [that] hath seen ⁷²⁰⁰ affliction ⁶⁰⁴⁰ by the rod ⁷⁶²⁶ of his wrath ⁵⁶⁷⁸.
Lam 3:2		He hath led ⁵⁰⁹⁰ me, and brought ³²¹² [me into] darkness ²⁸²², but not [into] light ²¹⁶.
Lam 3:3		Surely against me is he turned ⁷⁷²⁵ ; he turneth ²⁰¹⁵ his hand ³⁰²⁷ [against me] all the day ³¹¹⁷.
Lam 3:4		My flesh ¹³²⁰ and my skin ⁵⁷⁸⁵ hath he made old ¹⁰⁸⁶ ; he hath broken ⁷⁶⁶⁵ my bones ⁶¹⁰⁶.
Lam 3:5		He hath builded against ¹¹²⁹ me, and compassed ⁵³⁶² [me] with gall ⁷²¹⁹ and travail ⁸⁵¹³.
Lam 3:6		He hath set ³⁴²⁷ me in dark places ⁴²⁸⁵, as [they that be] dead ⁴¹⁹¹ of old ⁵⁷⁶⁹.
Lam 3:7		He hath hedged ¹⁴⁴³ me about, that I cannot get out ³³¹⁸ : he hath made my chain ⁵¹⁷⁸ heavy ³⁵¹³ .
Lam 3:8		Also when I cry ²¹⁹⁹ and shout ⁷⁷⁶⁸ , he shutteth out ⁵⁶⁴⁰ my prayer ⁸⁶⁰⁵.
Lam 3:9		He hath inclosed ¹⁴⁴³ my ways ¹⁸⁷⁰ with hewn stone ¹⁴⁹⁶, he hath made my paths ⁵⁴¹⁰ crooked ⁵⁷⁵³ .
Lam 3:10		He [was] unto me [as] a bear ¹⁶⁷⁷ lying in wait ⁶⁹³ , [and as] a lion ⁷³⁸ in secret places ⁴⁵⁶⁵.
Lam 3:11		He hath turned aside ⁵⁴⁹³ my ways ¹⁸⁷⁰, and pulled me in pieces ⁶⁵⁸² : he hath made ⁷⁷⁶⁰ me desolate ⁸⁰⁷⁴ .
Lam 3:12		He hath bent ¹⁸⁶⁹ his bow ⁷¹⁹⁸, and set ⁵³²⁴ me as a mark ⁴³⁰⁷ for the arrow ²⁶⁷¹.
Lam 3:13		He hath caused the arrows ¹¹²¹ of his quiver ⁸²⁷ to enter ⁹³⁵ into my reins ³⁶²⁹.
Lam 3:14		I was a derision ⁷⁸¹⁴ to all my people ⁵⁹⁷¹; [and] their song ⁵⁰⁵⁸ all the day ³¹¹⁷.
Lam 3:15		He hath filled ⁷⁶⁴⁶ me with bitterness ⁴⁸⁴⁴, he hath made me drunken ⁷³⁰¹ with wormwood ³⁹³⁹.
Lam 3:16		He hath also broken ¹⁶³⁸ my teeth ⁸¹²⁷ with gravel stones ²⁶⁸⁷, he hath covered ³⁷²⁸ me with ashes ⁶⁶⁵.
Lam 3:17		And thou hast removed ²¹⁸⁶ ⁰ my soul ⁵³¹⁵ far off ²¹⁸⁶ from peace ⁷⁹⁶⁵: I forgat ⁵³⁸² prosperity ²⁸⁹⁶.
Lam 3:18		And I said ⁵⁵⁹ , My strength ⁵³³¹ and my hope ⁸⁴³¹ is perished ⁶ from the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸:
Lam 3:19	¶	Remembering ²¹⁴² mine affliction ⁶⁰⁴⁰ and my misery ⁴⁷⁸⁸, the wormwood ³⁹³⁹ and the gall ⁷²¹⁹.
Lam 3:20		My soul ⁵³¹⁵ hath [them] still ²¹⁴² in remembrance ²¹⁴² , and is humbled ⁷⁷⁴³ in me.
Lam 3:21		This I recall ⁷⁷²⁵ to my mind ³⁸²⁰, therefore have I hope ³¹⁷⁶ .
Lam 3:22		[It is of] the LORD'S ³⁰⁶⁸ mercies ²⁶¹⁷ that we are not consumed ⁸⁵⁵² , because his compassions ⁷³⁵⁶ fail ³⁶¹⁵ not.
Lam 3:23		[They are] new ²³¹⁹ every morning ¹²⁴²: great ⁷²²⁷ [is] thy faithfulness ⁵³⁰.
Lam 3:24		The LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ [is] my portion ²⁵⁰⁶, saith ⁵⁵⁹ my soul ⁵³¹⁵; therefore will I hope ³¹⁷⁶ in him.
Lam 3:25		The LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ [is] good ²⁸⁹⁶ unto them that wait ⁶⁹⁶⁰ for him, to the soul ⁵³¹⁵ [that] seeketh ¹⁸⁷⁵ him.
Lam 3:26		[It is] good ²⁸⁹⁶ that [a man] should both hope ³¹⁷⁵ ²³⁴² and quietly wait ¹⁷⁴⁸ for the salvation ⁸⁶⁶⁸ of the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸.
Lam 3:27		[It is] good ²⁸⁹⁶ for a man ¹³⁹⁷ that he bear ⁵³⁷⁵ the yoke ⁵⁹²³ in his youth ⁵²⁷¹.
Lam 3:28		He sitteth ³⁴²⁷ alone ⁹¹⁰ and keepeth silence ¹⁸²⁶ , because he hath borne ⁵¹⁹⁰ [it] upon him.
Lam 3:29		He putteth ⁵⁴¹⁴ his mouth ⁶³¹⁰ in the dust ⁶⁰⁸³; if so be there may be ³⁴²⁶ hope ⁸⁶¹⁵.
Lam 3:30		He giveth ⁵⁴¹⁴ [his] cheek ³⁸⁹⁵ to him that smiteth ⁵²²¹ him: he is filled full ⁷⁶⁴⁶ with reproach ²⁷⁸¹.
Lam 3:31		For the Lord ¹³⁶ will not cast off ²¹⁸⁶ for ever ⁵⁷⁶⁹:
Lam 3:32		But though he cause grief ³⁰¹³ , yet will he have compassion ⁷³⁵⁵ according to the multitude ⁷²³⁰ of his mercies ²⁶¹⁷.
Lam 3:33		For he doth not afflict ⁶⁰³¹ willingly ³⁸²⁰ nor grieve ³⁰¹³ the children ¹¹²¹ of men ³⁷⁶.
Lam 3:34		To crush ¹⁷⁹² under his feet ⁷²⁷² all the prisoners ⁶¹⁵ of the earth ⁷⁷⁶,
Lam 3:35		To turn aside ⁵¹⁸⁶ the right ⁴⁹⁴¹ of a man ¹³⁹⁷ before the face ⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the most High ⁵⁹⁴⁵,
Lam 3:36		To subvert ⁵⁷⁹¹ a man ¹²⁰ in his cause ⁷³⁷⁹, the Lord ¹³⁶ approveth ⁷²⁰⁰ not.
Lam 3:37		Who [is] he [that] saith ⁵⁵⁹ , and it cometh to pass, [when] the Lord ¹³⁶ commandeth ⁶⁶⁸⁰ [it] not?
Lam 3:38		Out of the mouth ⁶³¹⁰ of the most High ⁵⁹⁴⁵ proceedeth ³³¹⁸ not evil ⁷⁴⁵¹ and good ²⁸⁹⁶?
Lam 3:39		Wherefore doth a living ²⁴¹⁶ man ¹²⁰ complain ⁵⁹⁶ , a man ¹³⁹⁷ for the punishment of his sins ²³⁹⁹?
Lam 3:40		Let us search ²⁶⁶⁴ and try ²⁷¹³ our ways ¹⁸⁷⁰, and turn again ⁷⁷²⁵ to the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸.
Lam 3:41		Let us lift up ⁵³⁷⁵ our heart ³⁸²⁴ with [our] hands ³⁷⁰⁹ unto God ⁴¹⁰ in the heavens ⁸⁰⁶⁴.
Lam 3:42		We ⁵¹⁶⁸ have transgressed ⁶⁵⁸⁶ and have rebelled ⁴⁷⁸⁴ : thou hast not pardoned ⁵⁵⁴⁵ .
Lam 3:43	¶	Thou hast covered ⁵⁵²⁶ with anger ⁶³⁹, and persecuted ⁷²⁹¹ us: thou hast slain ²⁰²⁶ , thou hast not pitied ²⁵⁵⁰ .
Lam 3:44		Thou hast covered ⁵⁵²⁶ thyself with a cloud ⁶⁰⁵¹, that [our] prayer ⁸⁶⁰⁵ should not pass through ⁵⁶⁷⁴ .
Lam 3:45		Thou hast made ⁷⁷⁶⁰ us [as] the offscouring ⁵⁵⁰¹ and refuse ³⁹⁷³ in the midst ⁷¹³⁰ of the people ⁵⁹⁷¹.
Lam 3:46		All our enemies ³⁴¹ have opened ⁶⁴⁷⁵ their mouths ⁶³¹⁰ against us.
Lam 3:47		Fear ⁶³⁴³ and a snare ⁶³⁵⁴ is come upon us, desolation ⁷⁶¹² and destruction ⁷⁶⁶⁷.
Lam 3:48		Mine eye ⁵⁸⁶⁹ runneth down ³³⁸¹ with rivers ⁶³⁸⁸ of water ⁴³²⁵ for the destruction ⁷⁶⁶⁷ of the daughter ¹³²³ of my people ⁵⁹⁷¹.
Lam 3:49		Mine eye ⁵⁸⁶⁹ trickleth down ⁵⁰⁶⁴ , and ceaseth ¹⁸²⁰ not, without any intermission ²⁰¹⁴,
Lam 3:50		Till the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ look down ⁸²⁵⁹ , and behold ⁷²⁰⁰ from heaven ⁸⁰⁶⁴.
Lam 3:51		Mine eye ⁵⁸⁶⁹ affecteth ⁵⁹⁵³ mine heart ⁵³¹⁵ because of all the daughters ¹³²³ of my city ⁵⁸⁹².
Lam 3:52		Mine enemies ³⁴¹ chased ⁶⁶⁷⁹ me sore ⁶⁶⁷⁹ , like a bird ⁶⁸³³, without cause ²⁶⁰⁰.
Lam 3:53		They have cut off ⁶⁷⁸⁹ my life ²⁴¹⁶ in the dungeon ⁹⁵³, and cast ³⁰³⁴ a stone ⁶⁸ upon me.
Lam 3:54		Waters ⁴³²⁵ flowed over ⁶⁶⁸⁷ mine head ⁷²¹⁸; [then] I said ⁵⁵⁹ , I am cut off ¹⁵⁰⁴ .
Lam 3:55	¶	I called ⁷¹²¹ upon thy name ⁸⁰³⁴, O LORD ³⁰⁶⁸, out of the low ⁸⁴⁸² dungeon ⁹⁵³.
Lam 3:56		Thou hast heard ⁸⁰⁸⁵ my voice ⁶⁹⁶³: hide ⁵⁹⁵⁶ not thine ear ²⁴¹ at my breathing ⁷³⁰⁹, at my cry ⁷⁷⁷⁵.
Lam 3:57		Thou drewest near ⁷¹²⁶ in the day ³¹¹⁷ [that] I called ⁷¹²¹ upon thee: thou saidst ⁵⁵⁹ , Fear ³³⁷² not.
Lam 3:58		O Lord ¹³⁶, thou hast pleaded ⁷³⁷⁸ the causes ⁷³⁷⁹ of my soul ⁵³¹⁵; thou hast redeemed ¹³⁵⁰ my life ²⁴¹⁶.
Lam 3:59		O LORD ³⁰⁶⁸, thou hast seen ⁷²⁰⁰ my wrong ⁵⁷⁹²: judge ⁸¹⁹⁹ thou my cause ⁴⁹⁴¹.
Lam 3:60		Thou hast seen ⁷²⁰⁰ all their vengeance ⁵³⁶⁰ [and] all their imaginations ⁴²⁸⁴ against me.
Lam 3:61		Thou hast heard ⁸⁰⁸⁵ their reproach ²⁷⁸¹, O LORD ³⁰⁶⁸, [and] all their imaginations ⁴²⁸⁴ against me;
Lam 3:62		The lips ⁸¹⁹³ of those that rose up ⁶⁹⁶⁵ against me, and their device ¹⁹⁰² against me all the day ³¹¹⁷.
Lam 3:63		Behold ⁵⁰²⁷ their sitting down ³⁴²⁷ , and their rising up ⁷⁰¹²; I [am] their musick ⁴⁴⁸⁵.
Lam 3:64		Render ⁷⁷²⁵ unto them a recompence ¹⁵⁷⁶, O LORD ³⁰⁶⁸, according to the work ⁴⁶³⁹ of their hands ³⁰²⁷.
Lam 3:65		Give ⁵⁴¹⁴ them sorrow ⁴⁰⁴⁴ of heart ³⁸²⁰, thy curse ⁸³⁸¹ unto them.
Lam 3:66		Persecute ⁷²⁹¹ and destroy ⁸⁰⁴⁵ them in anger ⁶³⁹ from under the heavens ⁸⁰⁶⁴ of the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸.

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